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Broders Robert and George French bought a fwour miww in 1883 in Fairport, New York. It burned down in 1884 and dey rewocated de fwour miww to Rochester, New York. They named deir miww de R.T. French Company. Robert French died in 1893 and broder George became company president. George (who devewoped de creamy yewwow mustard) and anoder broder, Francis, introduced French's mustard in 1904.

French's Cream Sawad Mustard ad from 1922.

In 1926, French's was sowd to J. & J. Cowman of de United Kingdom, a company dat produced home care products such as Lysow, Reckitt's Bwue and Brasso, and its own mustard brand, as weww as oder products such as de Frank's RedHot condiment wine.[2]

In 1928, de Atwantis Sawes Corporation was formed as a subsidiary of R. T. French to handwe sawes and distribution of French's, Reckitt, and Cowman products.[3] Atwantis remained a separate entity drough de nineteen-fifties

Untiw 1987, French's headqwarters was wocated at 1 Mustard Street in Rochester, New York. The headqwarters is now wocated in Chester, New Jersey. During its heyday, French's was a sponsor of de wocaw weader forecast, featuring its address prominentwy in tewevision advertising. They awso were a prominent sponsor of de Rochester Red Wings basebaww cwub, often in conjunction wif a wocaw brand of hot dogs, Tobin's First Prize. The former headqwarters wocation at 1 Mustard Street is now home to a variety of professionaw offices and pubwic agencies.